Friends of Warren County Park District
2015 Annual Report
We begin with a big “Thank You” !
What to look for in 2016…
Thanks to your support, Friends of Warren County Park District
has been able to provide financial and volunteer help for our Park
District in the past year.
The “Playscape” at WC Armco Park is
nearing completion and will be a wonderful
place where children can experience the
outdoors in a safe and natural
environment. Friends have received a
donation designated for this project and
will be presenting this gift to the Park
District in 2016.
Membership dues and donations are a big part of our fund raising
and these efforts have increased again in 2015. The Hisey Fall
Festival, 5K Donut Dash, Kroger Community Rewards, the M2M
Relay, and the sale of our Hisey nursery plants and trees have
been our other major means of providing financial support for park
programs and operations.
Educational programs continue to be popular with local nature
lovers. Winter hikes, Wildflower walks, Tree Identification,
Backyard Bird Count, Wheat Harvesting, and Native American and
Pioneer programs were led by Bill Lindauer and are always free to
the public. Friends partnered with the Warren County Astronomical
Society with viewings at the Rachel Hutzel Observatory. The “Bird
Watching” group supplies us with great pictures that can be seen
on our Facebook page.
Friends of the Park reach out to the community by speaking to
groups and attending local expos with information about our parks.
Our Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalists presented Marydale
Juvenile Court classroom lecture and field trip for the third year.
“Nature Close To Home” is written by Dave Woehr and published
monthly in the Lebanon Local newspaper.
Friends are looking forward to the continuation of the Ohio
Certified Volunteer Naturalist program by providing leadership in
this year’s program. Scholarships will be offered by Friends to
qualified applicants. For more information email Erin Shaw at
[email protected].
Volunteers stepped up to the task of enhancing the WC Armco
Park entrance with arbors and flowers this spring. They also kept
the Hisey Nursery in fine condition, growing plants and trees to be
transplanted in various parks. A pumpkin patch provided all the
pumpkins for the Hisey Fall Festival…..one weighing 109 lbs.
Thanks to our wonderful volunteers!
Friends of Warren County Park District
www.co.warren.oh.us/parks
www.fwcpd.org
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“Market in the Park” is a new outdoor
market that will take place the first
Saturday of each month at WC Armco
Park beginning in April. Go to
www.co.warren.oh.us/parks for more
information.
And we end with another “Thank
You” for your continued support!